misssusan's review against another edition
3.0
the thing that strikes me about this volume is yumi unita could still save it! she doesn't have to go down the route she is going! and yet; i know she does. ;_; narrative betraaaaaaayal
on the other hand, i liked seeing rin start to think about her future and the way her storyline with her mother is playing out is everything i could have hoped for. silver lining? T_T 3.5 stars
on the other hand, i liked seeing rin start to think about her future and the way her storyline with her mother is playing out is everything i could have hoped for. silver lining? T_T 3.5 stars
sephranix's review against another edition
3.0
Aw man, please please please don't go down this path. I thought I was getting some vibes in this direction, but mrgh. :(
lindacbugg's review against another edition
4.0
Some very heartwarming moments between Rin and her mom--especially Rin remembering the lullaby. But other things are heading in a very weird direction that hopefully will be worked out before the series ends.
Buy this title at Powells Books.
Buy this title at Powells Books.
lonecayt's review against another edition
3.0
When I started this series, there was a direction I knew it could go in, but that I was really hoping it wouldn't. Well, as of this volume, it seems to be going in that direction. There's only one volume left, so I'll stick it out, but I'm preparing to be very disappointed.
mugsandpugs's review against another edition
3.0
Things I like about this series:
- the mature, down-to-earth tone. Mundane day-to-day life.
- the realistic outcome of events. Relationships not working out. Parents getting re-married. Teens behaving badly, then shaping up as they age.
- "villainous" girls turning out to have more depth and motivation
- different body types and face shapes for different characters, even female ones.
- random realistic details, like newborn babies having misshapen heads.
- learning about Japanese culture, especially when it comes to childcare and single parenthood
- the plot, in general, as in "single parents in unconventional family situations making things work out."
Things I don't like about this series:
- Eight volumes in, EIGHT VOLUMES IN (out of NINE), and we RANDOMLY INTRODUCE AN INCEST PLOT. Where the HELL did THIS come from?!?!?!?!
Christ. I'd hoped her date with that nice guy would work out...
I'm gonna keep an open mind and... hope this is just puberty and misguided thoughts, etc, but I'm afraid it's actually gonna Go There for real.
- the mature, down-to-earth tone. Mundane day-to-day life.
- the realistic outcome of events. Relationships not working out. Parents getting re-married. Teens behaving badly, then shaping up as they age.
- "villainous" girls turning out to have more depth and motivation
- different body types and face shapes for different characters, even female ones.
- random realistic details, like newborn babies having misshapen heads.
- learning about Japanese culture, especially when it comes to childcare and single parenthood
- the plot, in general, as in "single parents in unconventional family situations making things work out."
Things I don't like about this series:
- Eight volumes in, EIGHT VOLUMES IN (out of NINE), and we RANDOMLY INTRODUCE AN INCEST PLOT. Where the HELL did THIS come from?!?!?!?!
Christ. I'd hoped her date with that nice guy would work out...
I'm gonna keep an open mind and... hope this is just puberty and misguided thoughts, etc, but I'm afraid it's actually gonna Go There for real.
emeelee's review against another edition
I first started reading Bunny Drop back in 2012 and thought it was really cute, so I bought all the volumes up to 7 (which were all that had been published in English at the time). The story and characters go a bit downhill once Rin reaches her teen years, so I actually only ever read through volume 6, but always kind of meant to go back and continue the series eventually. Cut to years later and I learned about the problematic turn the story takes by the end:
Despite that, I've had fond memories of the first few volumes and still owned volumes 1-7 for almost a decade. I needed to decide whether to keep or unhaul the manga, so I finally re-read and completed the unread portions of the manga, since there's only ten volumes. And yeah, it for sure goes downhill after volume 4, and the uncomfortable topic begins in volume 8. I am sort of glad to finally have finished the series and seen for myself how the story devolves. While I do genuinely still like the beginning of this series, I won't be rating any of them because I don't want to encourage anyone to begin reading without knowing the trajectory the story takes, and I don't really want to further support an author who would write this kind of storyline (I read the last three volumes I didn't already own through online scans).
For new readers, I would definitely suggest stopping either after volume 4 or volume 7. Both of those volumes have decent ending points without any of the weirdness of the final volumes. But also this is one of those cases where you should definitely know spoilers before deciding to start reading.
Spoiler
after being taken in and raised by Daikichi since the age of 6 Rin suddenly discovers that she loves him, and despite his misgivings he agrees to marry her after she graduates high school. While not ~technically~ incest, it's still pretty disturbing since Daikichi was essentially Rin's father for 10+ years, and there's a 25 year age difference between them.Despite that, I've had fond memories of the first few volumes and still owned volumes 1-7 for almost a decade. I needed to decide whether to keep or unhaul the manga, so I finally re-read and completed the unread portions of the manga, since there's only ten volumes. And yeah, it for sure goes downhill after volume 4, and the uncomfortable topic begins in volume 8. I am sort of glad to finally have finished the series and seen for myself how the story devolves. While I do genuinely still like the beginning of this series, I won't be rating any of them because I don't want to encourage anyone to begin reading without knowing the trajectory the story takes, and I don't really want to further support an author who would write this kind of storyline (I read the last three volumes I didn't already own through online scans).
For new readers, I would definitely suggest stopping either after volume 4 or volume 7. Both of those volumes have decent ending points without any of the weirdness of the final volumes. But also this is one of those cases where you should definitely know spoilers before deciding to start reading.
pikitat's review against another edition
I originally rated this three stars because this was before my worst suspicions were confirmed in the next volume and I knew for sure that the story ended the way that it did. So fucking ew.
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest and Adult/minor relationship
bencan_t's review against another edition
2.0
This book is the beginning of the manga's kind of disturbing/disappointing ending. Rin has feelings for Daikichi? Really? That is a terrible idea on Yumi Unita's part...though I suppose it's more original than her falling for Kouki. She should've stopped at volume 4.